Sunday, May 10, 2015

Forget-Me-Not~Myosotis~

Of course I won't.. never..ever ..ever.

Our Amélanchier never ever lets me down~
It always blooms on Mother's day~
I have had it for 10 years.
I told Lucas the story last week..that his mom and dad brought it over on Mother's Day when he was in his mommy's tummy..
It went right over his head..:)

The Forget-Me-Nots never disappoint either..
I have too many.
Can one have too many Forget-Me-Nots?
:)
Pas moi.

I was out yesterday, Saturday..in the company of my 2 favorite women on earth♥
The day was full..there is no one I am more comfortable with apart from Jacques ..and the boys.
That is the best gift of all I think..to be together.
While out,Mylène showed me a stretched canvas she thought I would like..she was right:)
I pondered where I could put it..I have no more room..but I could not leave it there..so I came home..removed a frame..and replaced it with this..
Caroline loved it so much she bought the larger one.
Isn't it pretty?Picture it w/out the top and bottom white borders:)
Charlene Precious is the photographer and she has a website..so pretty!
It will be lovely to look at every day:)
See the heart..on the book also?
I have a whole Pinterest board..Heartbeats~
As a teen I signed my name with a ♥ on the i in my name:)

On Sunday..we were here and I had a quiet morning..so I decided to make a little dessert..2 actually for dinner.

I recently had seen many half-sphere desserts..either frozen..or mousse type..
So one day a while ago..I ordered the silicone mold..5 cavity is what I chose..
Basically..you melt your chocolate.. and brush a coat ..let harden..and brush another coat..I actually kind of swirled in the second coat and let harden.

I chose a recipe that has a small sponge cake on the bottom..brushed with jam....
So once the shell is hard..you fill with the recipe you have chosen..I chose a type of white chocolate ganache/with mascarpone..and added a few raspberries.. then you press your prepared sponge on top..and this one you froze.

So I froze it for a couple of hours.. let sit outside of it for 15..and unmolded.
I smiled when I saw the perfect result..
I had perpared fondant pansies to adorn.. I just followed the pictorial~and those gelatine sprinkles I shared a little while ago.
I think it makes such a pretty individual dessert.
A raspberry coulis would be super pretty too.
I will share the link to where I found the recipe for this,once I have tasted it:)..
To me it seems.. a bit sweet..and the sponge a bit different..
I don't want you trying something..until I know it is good:)
But just in case you want a pretty mold for pretty individual desserts..this is a heads up:)

The next one I will make will be a chocolate shell..w/ a chocolate mousse filling I think and a cookie type base.
You can really play around with these:)
And of course w/ the adornments..etc..
Edible gold leaf on chocolate..chocolate pearls..I have mini piroulines type decorations I can add..
Lavender infusions?
Salted Caramel centres?
Yogurt based fillings?

I have wanted Forget me Not in my garden for a long time, but have not had any luck with them. :-( I think they are my favourite of all the flowers. Sorry that you have not been able to perfect your cake yet, but I know you will. You are a genius at that. I have a silicone mold like that which I haven't used yet. I bought it so I could make my own Tunnocks Tea Cakes from scratch. Haven't done it yet, but I will! One day. It sounds like you had a quiet but a nice mother's day. Hoping your week will be a good one! xoxo

So beautiful... I love the story of your Amélanchier... Beauty with special meaning... just cannot beat that in life. =) LOVE your new canvas... I know you will perfect that sponge cake. blessings and hugs ~ tanna

I love the Amelanchier, made sweeter because it was a Mother's Day gift. It does not look like a densely growing tree, more like a dogwood? Who could not love forget me nots? Remember Kim's garden filled with them? Mine are growing in my shade garden. Saturday sounded like a wonderful day for all of you. Your beet and feta puff pastry was a big hit as was another loaf of Ricardo bread at Mother's Day celebration. Everyone loved my Dorie Greenspan pot de cremes. Of course little K asked her perennial question "grandma do you have any cookies for me?". But maybe when she eats her pot de creme she will forgive me for not bring any this time, it was bedtime for her.

Katherine will always ask you that now;)Mine do..Cookie nanas..that's what we are.I am glad everything went over well..I am not surprised at all..you always put a lot of thought into what you do for your family..:)

You are so creative! Somehow you make a complex dessert sound as though I could do it...but I know better than to go there...love the pansies. Family time is the best! I am happy you were able to have dedicated time together. Happy Mother's Day!

I love those sweet little flowers! My Brunnera flowers are blooming like crazy right now too. The sweetest little blue flowers. Of course, I love blue in the garden :) I'm sure you had a wonderful day with your two favorite young women. What a perfect picture you brought home. I love her website too. There is such an old-fashioned, romantic feel about her photography. Your flowering tree is such a beautiful and precious gift. So cute about Lucas, over the head - LOL. I made white chocolate eggs in a silicone mold this year. It really wasn't difficult at all to get them coated. I love the pansy topper and gelatin punches. I have the punches in my Amazon cart. I keep telling myself I don't need anything else and then a genius idea like that appears. The desert looks so beautiful and I will look forward to the keeper recipe :)

Can you believe my Brunneras left me years ago:(So many things do well here and so many don't:(Trial and error..I forgot to flavor my gelatin again!Next time..The silicone molds are such wonderful kitcehn gadgets.The more flexible the better;)I always tell my self I don't need another thing..and then..someone inspires me..and I throw my good resolve out the window:)Thank goodness..everything is usually under $20.00..and not often;)Even that sounds spoiled~now that I have written it~

Hi Monique...Everytime I visit, I never can find the words to express how beautiful your photos and words are...It is always a pleasure to absorb your musings...enjoy your gifts...wonderful!I am certain you had a wonderful Mothers Day...as it should be.Hope you have a fantastic week...Cheers!Linda :o)ps...i have gingerbread on my house too♥️

Love this post. Forget Me Nots are one of my favorite flowers. I'll have to try and make some fondant pansies, so pretty!! Thanks for sharing and hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day, dear friend. Stan's birthday was that day too. We celebrated all weekend. Take Care,Jody